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Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its «current form» by June in light of comments by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, and said Europe must quickly establish an independent defence capability.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. UKRAINIAN OFFICIALS are locked in talks with America whose brinkmanship is dizzying even by Donald Trump’s standards. He and his team are demanding Ukraine sign over profits from its mining, ports and other industries in return for any backing from Uncle Sam.

Vladimir Putin of Russia took the stage in Sochi, Russia, last fall, two days after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, and spoke of the dawn of a new world order. «In a sense,» Putin said, «the moment of truth is coming.» It may have already arrived.

EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera clarify how she enforces the European Union's rules reining in Big Tech, saying they appear to target U.S. companies.

Gold prices steadied near an all-time high on Monday, supported by concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans, while focus shifted to a key U.S. inflation report due later this week.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Dear reader, Last week, I wrote this was a phase when traders should focus on capital preservation and trade light. In my past articles, I have drawn your attention to extremely high volatility and a sharp fall in traded volumes.

Melania Trump on Saturday returned to the White House after a four week hiatus.

DOGE stimulus checks worth $5,000 has sparked discussions in political and economic circles. The idea, linked to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its ambitious cost-cutting goals, hinges on whether the agency can achieve its $2 trillion savings target.

Donald Trump and the nation’s governors turned into a dramatic confrontation when Maine Governor Janet Mills refused to back down on her state's stance regarding transgender athletes. In a packed room at the White House last Friday (February 21), Trump pressed Mills to comply with his executive order banning transgender women and girls from competing in female sports. What followed was a tense exchange that had some governors shifting uncomfortably in their seats.

Melania Trump has finally resurfaced in Washington, D.C., stepping back into the White House spotlight at an annual dinner with the nation’s governors. Dressed in a sharp, businesslike tuxedo, she strolled into the candlelit East Room to the tune of Hail to the Chief, smiling alongside her husband, President Donald Trump.

SS United States, once the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic, departed Delaware Bay on Thursday for its final journey. After spending more than 30 years docked at a Philadelphia pier, the legendary vessel will soon meet its end in the waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The popular narrative among Federal Reserve policymakers these days is that policy is «well-positioned» to adjust to any upside or downside risks ahead. However, it might be more accurate to say that policy is stuck in position.

Elon Musk and President Donald Trump have issued a direct order to every federal employee—respond or resign. The email, which landed in inboxes nationwide, demanded that government workers provide a breakdown of their accomplishments from the past week, or else they would be considered to have voluntarily stepped down from their positions.

Indian equity markets so far this month, pushing total outflows past Rs 1 lakh crore in 2025 amid rising global trade tensions. Going forward, V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit Financial Services, believes that revival of FPI investment in India will happen when economic growth and corporate earnings revive. Indications of that are likely to happen in two to three months. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 23,710 crore from Indian equities so far this month (till February 21). This came following a net outflow of Rs 78,027 crore in January. With these, the total outflow by FPIs has reached Rs 1,01,737 crore in 2025 so far, data with the depositories showed.

In a digital storm of speculation and intrigue, social media is ablaze with allegations that Donald Trump has been a Russian asset for 40 years, secretly operating under the codename "Krasnov." The claim, which first surfaced in a Facebook post by former KGB officer Alnur Mussayev, has now been supercharged by a viral tweet thread from an X (formerly Twitter) user, @anthony7andrews.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A new world order is emerging and India will have to defend its rightful place in it. It all started at the annual Munich Security Conference, which is usually a quiet affair and dominated by defence ministers, diplomats, security analysts and policy wonks as they engage in dialogue to peacefully resolve conflicts around the world.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Once, what did we want our nation to be? Like the West. What did we want to be? To enjoy life like people in the West, but with better food.

Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration are threatening local officials who resist with lawsuits, fines and even potential jail time. Lawmakers in more than 20 states this year have filed legislation targeting so-called sanctuary policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, according to an Associated Press analysis using the bill-tracking software Plural.